Mechthild Gretsch

Intellectual Foundations of the English Benedictine Reform (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by thelwold, Bishop of Winchester (963-84), of the most influential school in late Anglo-Saxon England. The vital early stages of thelwold's scholarly career are explored for the first time, particularly his formative years in King thelstan's entourage and his period of study at Glastonbury. Light is shed on the contribution which thelstan's cosmopolitan court made to intellectual and spiritual life. Based on a wide range of evidence Dr Gretsch assigns to thelwold two influential texts: an interlinear translation of the psalter and a vast corpus of Old English glosses to Aldhelm's prose De virginitate. These glosses are shown to have played a pivotal role in the development of the vernacular as a medium for scholarly discourse.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511038686
• Artikelnr.: 38186446

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Psalters and psalter glosses in Anglo-Saxon England
3. The vocabulary of the Royal Psalter
4. The Royal Psalter and the Rule: lexical and stylistic links
5. The Aldhelm glosses
6. Word usage in the Royal Psalter, the Rule and the Aldhelm glosses
7. Æthelwold and the Old English Rule
8.Æthelwold and the Royal Psalter
9. Æthelwold and the Aldhelm glosses
10. French and German loan influence
11. Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Indexes.